Shared Driveway

womble12345

Why is the neighbour having guests staying over at the moment? It is against Coronavirus law, unless they are staying over in the garden or are part of a bubble.

Gd17

GrumpyDil said:

I'd be asking your solicitor to explain the situation in more detail as that's what you pay them for.

Also I'm struggling to picture the arrangement as shared driveways normally lead to garages/parking areas so what does, yours lead to?

It just leads to gates at the back which go into our gardens

Gd17

sevenhills said:

Gd17 said:

The drive is just in between the two houses with our gardens at the back. So it does block access but you can still fit besides the car which is on there to get to your garden and bins etc. 

When we did question (and the solicitor did too) the shared drive situation, as mentioned previously we were informed that there is an ‘agreement’ that the neighbour parks their 2 cars in front of the house and we use the the drive for our one car. Apparently not been any problems until we moved in! It’s also only the neighbours guest who stays over and does this. 

It sounds like an agreement that is not written down, so they can change it if they want.

So they are parking 3 cars, meaning that you cannot park yours. You need to chat to the owner, not the householder, not his friend.

So this shared driveway is not meant vehicles, but you want to park on it

I understand that it is just a verbal agreement but that's what I don't understand. If the agreement has been going for over 5 years, even before they started renting it, why should it suddenly change? Just because the house owner has changed, you wouldn't think the parking would?

GrumpyDil

OK. So what exactly does your title say about the driveway? Is there a dropped kerb leading onto it? When you say it is shared can you park on your side of the drive or do you park across both sides? 
Does your title say you can park on it or was the driveway added after the title was first registered meaning there is no mention of the drive on the title? 
I still think your conveyancer should have been far clearer about this with you as this sounds like an informal arrangement. What I would say is that if as I suspect this driveway is 1/2 owned by you and 1/2 owned by the neighbour then you could put some suitable items on it to stop the neighbours friend parking there but that would not mean you could not park there. 

DRP

Gd17 said:

sevenhills said:

Gd17 said:

The drive is just in between the two houses with our gardens at the back. So it does block access but you can still fit besides the car which is on there to get to your garden and bins etc. 

When we did question (and the solicitor did too) the shared drive situation, as mentioned previously we were informed that there is an ‘agreement’ that the neighbour parks their 2 cars in front of the house and we use the the drive for our one car. Apparently not been any problems until we moved in! It’s also only the neighbours guest who stays over and does this. 

It sounds like an agreement that is not written down, so they can change it if they want.

So they are parking 3 cars, meaning that you cannot park yours. You need to chat to the owner, not the householder, not his friend.

So this shared driveway is not meant vehicles, but you want to park on it

I understand that it is just a verbal agreement but that's what I don't understand. If the agreement has been going for over 5 years, even before they started renting it, why should it suddenly change? Just because the house owner has changed, you wouldn't think the parking would?

The only way you’ll know is to ask. But that won’t change anything.

Even if the neighbour agrees to leave you space to park, he might change his mind next week. Or a new neighbour moves in and does things differently. That’s just the nature of the property. 

Can you look into creating parking either at the front like your neighbour, or in your garden at the back? Seems the only permanent solution.